The police officer who allegedly fatally tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a Cooma nursing home has ditched an anticipated argument that he was acting in self defence. Senior Constable Kristian James Samuel White has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over ...

Breaking the stigma around mental illness requires us to make mental health a part of our everyday conversations. Talking about mental health is a sign of strength and self-awareness and invites others to participate in an ongoing conversation with far ...

Almost 1000 participants converged on Sydney last week to hear from trailblazing researchers, advocates, tech developers and those with lived experience, at the biannual International Dementia Conference 2024. The two day forum featured more than 90 keynote speakers and panellists, ...

The Commonwealth Association for the Ageing (CommonAge) has released what is believed to be the first report to addresses the state of dementia, care and support across the Commonwealth specifically, launching the paper on Friday afternoon at the International Dementia ...

Steve Macfarlane, Monash University A Korean study published recently suggests people with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed a particular class of drug might be at a significantly lower risk of dementia. The researchers compared the health outcomes of more ...

Further government funding has been made available for 100 regional and rural aged care providers to either expand a current facility or set up a new one. The funding comes under the Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) program, a collaborative initiative between ...

The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) and the Department of Health and Aged Care have announced the introduction of new minimum software requirements for clinical information and electronic medication management systems used in Australian aged care facilities. The Aged ...

Contrary to what most men believe, their bodies aren’t bulletproof. As men age, the body does indeed change. The most common issues are some of the more confronting – prostate enlargement, weight gain, rising blood pressure, and heart problems are ...

One West Australian aged care home has celebrated the birthdays of not one, but five(!) centenarians in the last month. Amana Living’s Wearne House in Mandurah marked the remarkable achievement of five residents reaching a combined age of 506 years. ...

While the approval of Alzheimer's disease modifying treatments like donanemab and lecanemab (Leqembi) continues to be hotly debated internationally, a verdict from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) seems imminent. The new treatments work by breaking up and clearing the ...